"Medspa" covers a lot of ground, from injectable clinics with medical charts to skin, laser, and advanced-facial studios that look more like a high-end salon. The software that fits depends entirely on which end you sit at, so the honest first step is to place yourself, then pick. Here is how to think about it, and the tools worth a look in 2026.
Two kinds of medspa, two kinds of software
- Clinical / medical. Injectables, prescriptions, medical histories, before-and-after photo records, SOAP-style charting. If this is you, you need a platform built for clinical record-keeping, and that is a real category of its own.
- Aesthetics-focused. Facials, skincare, laser, brows, lashes, body treatments. You still need solid intake and consent forms, but the heart of the business is bookings, packages, expensive product on the shelf, and the books. This is closer to a great salon platform than a medical one.
Most "medspa software" articles blur these together. Be clear which you are before you compare, because the wrong fit means either paying for clinical features you never touch, or outgrowing a tool that cannot handle consent and inventory.
What an aesthetics-focused medspa actually needs
Beyond what any salon needs, this end of the market leans on:
- Intake and consent forms attached to the right services, with a signature, collected before the appointment.
- Inventory that tracks expensive product used during treatments, not just retail.
- Packages, memberships, and deposits, since treatment plans and no-show protection matter more here.
- Clean books, because product cost per treatment is a real number you want flowing into your P&L.
The options in 2026
Pricing and feature notes below are current at the time of writing and worth confirming on each vendor's site.
| Tool | Best fit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mangomint | Established medspas wanting deep automation and a premium suite | From ~$165/mo; strong feature depth |
| Boulevard | Larger spas and clinics wanting a premium, polished platform | Premium pricing ($150+/mo) |
| GlossGenius | US aesthetics practices wanting a polished all-in-one (it offers charting) | Built for the US market; from ~$24/mo |
| Flowesce | Aesthetics-focused practices wanting forms, inventory, and the books in one place | Flat $29 or $79/mo; not a clinical EMR |
| Square / Acuity | Simple scheduling needs | Light on medspa-specific operations |
| Dedicated medical EMR | Injectable / medical clinics needing clinical charts | Built for compliance and records, not salon ops |
Mangomint and Boulevard
The premium end. Both are genuinely strong for established medspas with the revenue to match and a need for deep automation or a polished clinical-leaning experience. If you are larger and want the most capable suite, start here, and price it honestly (Mangomint from around $165/mo, Boulevard in the premium tier above that).
GlossGenius
A polished all-in-one that markets to medspas and now includes charting, strong for US aesthetics practices on a smaller budget. Built for the US market, so confirm fit if you are elsewhere.
Flowesce
Full disclosure: this is our tool, so weigh the rest accordingly, and here is the honest scope. Flowesce is built for the aesthetics end, not the clinical one. It is not a medical EMR: there is no SOAP charting or e-prescribing, so an injectable-heavy clinic should look at the clinical platforms above.
What it does do, in one place, is the part the aesthetics end lives on: intake, allergy, and consent forms that attach per service with a typed signature and get emailed to the client to complete before the visit; inventory that deducts product used during a treatment with batch-expiry tracking; packages, deposits, and booking policies; and an owner-readable profit and loss that the treatment product cost flows straight into. All at a flat $29 or $79 a month. For a facial, skin, brow, or lash studio that wants consent and inventory handled without paying for a clinical system, that is the fit.
Square, Acuity, and dedicated EMRs
Square and Acuity are fine schedulers but light on medspa operations (see our Acuity alternatives guide). At the other extreme, a true medical clinic doing injectables and prescriptions is usually better served by a dedicated clinical EMR than by any salon-spa platform here.
So which should you pick?
- Injectable / medical clinic needing clinical charts and compliance: a dedicated medical EMR.
- Established medspa wanting the most capable premium suite: Mangomint or Boulevard.
- US aesthetics practice wanting a polished all-in-one on a budget: GlossGenius.
- Aesthetics-focused studio that wants consent forms, real inventory, and the books in one fairly-priced place: Flowesce.
The honest summary: do not buy a clinical platform for a facial studio, or a scheduler for a clinic. Match the tool to which kind of medspa you actually run. If you are at the aesthetics end and want forms, inventory, and bookkeeping together without the clinical price tag, see how Flowesce works or join the waitlist for founding-member pricing.
Frequently asked questions
What software do medspas use?
It splits by type. Injectable and medical clinics use clinical EMR platforms built for charting, prescriptions, and compliance. Aesthetics-focused studios (facials, skin, laser, brows, lashes) use salon-spa platforms like Mangomint, Boulevard, GlossGenius, or Flowesce, where the business runs on bookings, consent forms, inventory, and the books.
Do I need a medical EMR for my medspa?
Only if you provide medical treatments like injectables or prescriptions that require clinical charts and compliance records. A facial, skin, or laser studio usually does not, and a clinical EMR is expensive overkill for that work. Match the system to the treatments you actually deliver.
What is the best software for a small medspa?
For an aesthetics-focused studio on a budget, a flat-priced all-in-one covering consent forms, treatment-product inventory, packages, and the books tends to fit best. GlossGenius (US) and Flowesce are both built for that end. Reserve the premium suites, Mangomint and Boulevard, for established clinics with the revenue to match.
Does medspa software handle consent forms?
Good aesthetics-focused software does: intake, allergy, and consent forms attached to the right service, signed, and collected before the appointment. If forms are central to your treatments, confirm the tool attaches them per service and triggers them automatically, rather than leaving you to chase paper.